On Tue, May 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM home user via users <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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It is a "MICRO CENTER" stick, probably bought in a Microcenter store in
Rockville, Maryland at least 10 years ago.
It does not always flash.
Good news: fake USB drives were rare 10 years ago. Most claim much
higher capacity than 14 GB.
Bad news: USB flash drives have a limited lifetime. I suspect your drive
has failed. You might be able to recover some data with ddrescue. You
should avoid writing on the drive as it may just do more damage.
George N. White III
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